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<h1>Start a help system design
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<p>Here are some suggestions for planning a help system or Web site:
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	<li>Decide whether you will distribute your help system <a href="dsdisk.htm">with a program</a>, <a href="dsweb.htm"> or on a Web site</a>.
	<li>Determine who your audience is and, if you will distribute with a program, whether you want to use <a href="overit.htm">information types</a> to direct topics to specific users.
	<li>If you will distribute with a program, decide whether you want to display topics in the <a href="tripane.htm">Help Viewer</a> or <a href="overfr.htm">create your own frameset</a>. If you are creating a Web site, plan page designs. For frameset and Web site design, plan which documents will contain the HTML Help ActiveX control.
	<li>Plan a <a href="dsht.htm">design for your topics</a>, <a href="dstemp.htm">create HTML template files</a>, and begin writing.
	<li>Plan a <a href="dscnt.htm">design for your table of contents</a> and <a href="dsidx.htm">index</a>.
	<li>If you will distribute with a program, design any secondary <a href="dswin.htm">help windows</a> or modifications to the Help Viewer you want to use.
	<li><a href="prjed.htm">Create a help project</a> (.hhp) file to manage your help files.
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